You asked whether other states require veterans to have war service to qualify for state-authorized benefits.
The information in this report is based on a review of state statutes and veterans benefit publications (where available), telephone conversations with officials in some veterans' agencies, and data from nasdva.
com.

Of the 38 states we surveyed, all, except Maryland, have at least one benefit available only to veterans with wartime service-a standard that varies from state to state, both in terms of qualifying wars and dates.
Connecticut and Massachusetts are among the states that require veterans to have war service as a condition of qualifying for most benefits.
But Massachusetts requires one day of war service;
Connecticut requires 90 days.
Generally, states that offer fewer and less expensive benefits, such as free hunting and fishing licenses, are more likely to make them available to all veterans, irrespective of when they served.

Many of the 38 states limit some of their benefits to veterans with disabilities-usually service-connected.
Other restrictions include length of service in the Armed Forces.
No state provides all of its benefits to the entire population of veterans, irrespective of service condition or disability.

Table 1 shows veterans' benefits in all 38 states surveyed.
Tables 2 through 39 show veterans' benefits by state.
Benefits highlighted in red require war service.
All other benefits are available to veterans regardless of when they served.
All 38 states offer some type of motor vehicle-related benefits to veterans.
These were not included in the report because of the range and numbers, especially of special license plates, offered by some states.

Four years' tuition, textbook, and laboratory fee exemption to dependents of qualified veterans at state-supported higher learning institutions;
two years for spouse or unremarried spouse of veteran with 20-90% service-connected disability, or up to 18 months to complete one prescribed technical course

90 days peacetime or wartime service (plus disability)

WW II high school diploma to veteran unable to complete high school because of military service

WW II service

$
850 scholarship program

War service

Disabled American Veterans' Scholarship Program (from $
200 to $
3,000) for dependents of needy veterans with service-connected disabilities

Funeral directors, embalmers, and apprentice embalmers are exempt from license renewal fee while serving in war

War service

Itinerant Vendors

None

NA

Bonus

None

NA

Other

Discharge Documents-free recording

Peacetime or wartime

Public Documents-copies free for VA claims

Peacetime or wartime

Source:
state statutes, state veterans' publications, and nasdva.
com

* War service benefits are shown in red;
other benefits are available to veterans regardless of when they served.

Table 5:
State Veterans' Benefits-Colorado

Benefit Category

Benefit Summary/Description

Service Eligibility Criteria

Tax (Property)

None

NA

Tax (Other)

Members of Armed Forces relieved from paying income tax during war service and 12 months after

War service

Up to $
20,000 of retirement pay of Armed Forces' members excluded from gross income for tax purposes to the extent it is exempt from federal tax

Peacetime or wartime

Education

Tuition waiver at certain state-supported schools for children of POWs, veterans MIAs, or national guardsmen who died or were permanently disabled while on active state duty;
benefit limited to dependents who do not qualify for federal educational benefits.

See Benefit Summary

Reduced or free tuition at designated post-secondary state institutions for guardsmen (must serve two years for each year of education granted

Guard service

Honorary diploma for WW II veterans

WW II service

Veterans' Cemetery

Burial in state veterans' cemetery

Peacetime or wartime

Hospital/Health Care

State veterans' home provides nursing and domiciliary care

Peacetime or wartime

Employment

Civil service examinations (Disabled veterans get 10 and nondisabled war veterans get 5 points added to passing scores on exams for employment in the state personnel system or any comparable local system)

Peacetime or wartime

Employment preference in firemen's civil service

Peacetime or wartime

Retirement Credit

State and public employees retirement system allows credit for military service

Peacetime or wartime

Credit for military service in retirement system for state and public employees

Peacetime or wartime

Hunting and Fishing Licenses

Free fishing license for certain veterans

Peacetime or wartime (plus 100% disability rating)

Free small game hunting license

Peacetime or wartime (plus 60% disability)

Firing Squad

None

NA

Death/Burial Benefits

County burial allowance of up to $
50 and county allowance of up to $
50 for setting headstones for indigent war veterans

Payments received by veterans for service-connected disability or disability retirement cannot be deducted from unemployment compensation benefits

Peacetime or wartime (plus disability)

Except for court-ordered child support, money received by veterans for wartime military service is exempt from execution, attachment, and other legal processes

War service

State Parks-free admission

Peacetime or wartime

Source:
state statutes, state veterans' publications, and nasdva.
com

* War service benefits are shown in red;
other benefits are available to veterans regardless of when they served.

Table 6:
State Veterans' Benefits-Connecticut

Benefit Category

Benefit Summary/Description

Service Eligibility Criteria

Tax (Property)

Local property tax exemption of at least $
1,500

War service

Town may exempt dwelling house of veteran built with federal grant for specially adapted housing

Peacetime or wartime

Tax (Other)

None

NA

Education

Tuition reimbursement at state colleges

War service

High school diploma to veterans' who did not finish high school because of WW II service

WW II service

Veterans' Cemetery

Burial in state veterans' cemetery

War service

Hospital/Health Care

Care and accommodation at state Veterans' Home and Hospital

War service

Employment

Civil service examination preference-5 extra points on competitive state or municipal exams, 10 points if veteran eligible for VA compensation or payments

Wartime service, with exceptions

Reinstatement rights

Peacetime or wartime

Retirement Credit

Members of the Municipal Employees' Retirement System reemployed after war service or national emergency within 6 months of discharge are credited for the period of service as if they had been continuously employed

War service, with exceptions

War veterans who become members of the State Employees' Retirement System or Teachers' Retirement System may purchase retirement credit for their service time

War service

State police and correction guards and instructors who return from service to their jobs within 90 days of separation get retirement credit for the service

Various (including reinstatement without paying renewal fee if license expired while in Armed Forces)

Peacetime or wartime

Itinerant Vendors

Itinerant vendor fee exemption

War service

Bonus

All have expired

NA

Other

State residents on duty in the Armed Forces are exempt from paying annual or biennial occupational license fees and taxes during period of active service and for one year after discharge

Peacetime or wartime

Attorneys on active duty in the Armed Forces are exempt from occupational tax for any calendar year during which they are in service for more than six months

Peacetime or wartime

Source:
state statutes, state veterans' publications, and nasdva.
com

* War service benefits are shown in red;
other benefits are available to veterans regardless of when they served.

Table 7:
State Veterans' Benefits-Delaware

Benefit Category

Benefit Summary/Description

Service Eligibility Criteria

Tax (Property)

None

NA

Tax (Other)

None solely for veterans

NA

Education

Tuition and fee payment at post-secondary institutions for up to four years and up to $
525 per year or the amount of the tuition per year, whichever is more, for 16- to 24-year old dependents of POWs MIAs, and of veterans killed on active duty or who died from service-connected disabilities

Peacetime or wartime

Funding available for post-secondary tuition and fees for active guard members

Guard service

Veterans' Cemetery

Burial in state veterans' cemetery

Active duty service (other than training)

Hospital/Health Care

Veterans' health center

Peacetime or wartime (but war veterans have preference)

Employment

Employment preference in classified service for original applicants (up to 10 points for disabled war veterans and up to 5 points for other war veterans)

War service

Retirement Credit

Up to 5 years credit for military service

War service

Hunting and Fishing Licenses

Veterans with at least 60% service-connected disability are exempt from hunting, trapping and fishing licensing requirement

Peacetime or wartime (plus 60% disability)

Firing Squad

None

NA

Death/Burial Expenses

Unspecified amount of burial funds for indigent veterans

War service

Adjutant general must appropriate burial funds for indigent war veteran

War service

Financial (Emergency Aid)

None

NA

Financial (Other-loan, grant, etc.
)

None

NA

Housing Preference

None

NA

Professional and Occupational Licenses

Veterans exempt from license requirement for auctioneer, book agent or book sale canvasser

Peacetime or wartime

Itinerant Vendors

None

NA

Bonus

None

Other

Notary public-notary services free for veterans' benefit claims

Peacetime or wartime

Death Certificates-one free copy of certified death certificate for settlement claims

Peacetime or wartime

Pension-$
3,000pension benefitsfor paraplegic veterans

Peacetime or wartime (plus paraplegia)

Source:
state statutes, state veterans' publications, and nasdva.
com

* War service benefits are shown in red;
other benefits are available to veterans regardless of when they served.

When certain vehicles purchased under federal law for disabled veteran, the amount the VA pays directly to the dealer is exempt from state sales tax

Peacetime or wartime

Disabled war veterans exempt from certain occupation license tax up to $
50

War service

Education

Dependents between ages 4 and 22 of qualified veterans eligible for free tuition and payment of other fees at state higher education institutions.
Veteran must have been classified as POW or MIA or died in action or from service-connected disability, or have 100% service-connected disability

See Benefit Summary

Exemption from half tuition and fees

Guard members

Veterans who get certain federal benefits and who attend any of Florida's public universities are entitled to defer one tuition each academic year whenever federal payment is delayed

Peacetime or wartime

High school diploma for WW II and Korean veterans who did not complete high school because of service

WW II and Korean service

Veterans' Cemetery

None

NA

Hospital/Health Care

Veterans' nursing home for veterans who need nursing care and veterans' domiciliary home for veterans who do not need hospitalization of nursing care

Peacetime or wartime

Employment

Employment preference (with some exceptions) at each stage of the hiring process for state and local government jobs.
(Where numerically based examinations are used as selection device, 10 points for disabled veterans, 5 points for other veterans.
)

War service (1 day) or peace service and service-connected disability

Reemployment, retention, and reinstatement, and promotion rights

Peacetime or wartime

Retirement Credit

Unclear

NA

Hunting and Fishing Licenses

Free, permanent saltwater fishing license

Peacetime or wartime (plus permanent disability)

Firing Squad

None

NA

Burial/Death Benefits

None

NA

Financial (Emergency Aid)

None

NA

Financial (Other-loan, grant, etc.
)

None

NA

Housing Preference

None

NA

Professional and Occupational Licenses/Fees

Up to $
50 exemption for occupational license fee

War service (plus 10% disability)

Itinerant Vendors

None

NA

Bonus

None

NA

Other

Discharge or Separation Documents-free recording

Peacetime or wartime

Local governing bodies authorized to help war veterans present claims and secure compensation, loans, benefits to which veterans are entitled

War service

Notary Service Commission-issued free to war service veteran with 50% disability

War service (plus 50% disability)

Certain 100% disabled veterans exempt from license fee for making certain types of improvements to mobile home

Peacetime or wartime (plus 1000% disability)

Source:
state statutes, state veterans' publications, and nasdva.
com

* War service benefits are shown in red;
other benefits are available to veterans regardless of when they served.

Table 9:
State Veterans' Benefits-Georgia

Benefit Category

Benefit Summary/Description

Service Eligibility Criteria

Tax (Property)

Property tax exemption on vehicle owned by disabled veteran

Peacetime or wartime (plus 100% service-connected disability)

Homestead of certain disabled veterans exempt from property tax (Exemption amount is the greater of $
32,500 or amount that may be granted under federal law)

War service (plus disability)

Tax (Other)

Special adapted vehicle purchased by veterans with VA funds exempt from sales and use tax (exemption applies only on the original grant)

Peacetime or wartime (plus service disability

Period served on combat duty plus 180 days after disregarded for purposes of income tax filing

War service (combat plus 180 days)

Education

WW II diploma for veterans who did not finish high school because they were in the service

Financial aid to children between ages 10 and 18 of veteran who died or became totally disabled as a result of service in certain wars (elementary, high, or vocational training school)

War service

MIA and POW scholarships to dependents of POWs, MIAs, and veterans who died from service-connected disability or are 100% permanently disabled from service-connected causes.
(Entitled to full payment of tuition and certain fees at any state-supported Illinois consisting of the equivalent of four calendar years of full-time enrollment)

Peacetime or wartime

Veterans' education grant pays tuition and other fees at state-supported colleges, universities, and community colleges for veterans who (with exception for Desert Storm and Somalia) have at least 1 year in the Armed Forces

Peacetime or wartime

Scholarships for National Guard members for 8 semesters or 12 quarters of study in fulltime or part time undergraduate study

National Guard service

Honorary scholarships for children of WWI, WW II and Korean and Vietnam veterans, with preference given to children of deceased and disabled veterans

WW I and II, Korean, and Vietnam service

Veterans' Cemetery

None

NA

Hospital/Health Care

Nursing and health care services at state veterans' home

War service of 1 day or more;
(peacetime with one year)

Employment

State government employment preference (entrance examinations)

Peacetime or wartime

Retirement Credit

Unable to determine

NA

Hunting and Fishing Licenses

Free hunting and fishing license for 10% disabled veterans

Peacetime or wartime (plus 10% disability)

Firing Squad

None

NA

Burial/Death Benefits

Up to $
600 burial benefits for indigent veterans

Peacetime or wartime

Up to allowable reimbursement for setting headstone

Peacetime or wartime

Financial (Emergency Aid)

None

NA

Financial (Other-loan, grant, etc.
)

None

NA

Housing Preference

None

NA

Professional and Occupational Licenses/Fees

None

NA

Itinerant Vendors

None

NA

Bonus

WW II bonus ($
10 per month for domestic service and $
15 per month for foreign service) (Survivors get a $
1,000 one-time benefit if the veteran's death was service-connected and within specified period)

Wartime service (60 days)

$
100 Korean, Vietnam, and Persian Gulf Conflict bonus

War service (plus receipt of specified medal)

Other

State Fairs-free admission on Veterans' Day

Peacetime or wartime

State Parks-exemption from camping and admission fees for certain disabled persons and former POWs in Illinois state parks

Disabled veterans and former POWs

POW Compensation-$
50 for each month held as POW in Southwest Asia

War service

Survivor's Compensation-$
1,000 to service member killed by terrorist acts or hostile activities during wartime service

War service

Vietnam Veteran Survivor Compensation-$
1,000 for service-connected death or service-connected disability resulting in death

Vietnam service

Notary Service-free for certain purposes

Peacetime or wartime

Public Records-free copies to process VA benefit claims

Peacetime or wartime

Source:
state statutes, state veterans' publications, and nasdva.
com

* War service benefits are shown in red;
other benefits are available to veterans regardless of when they served.

$
9,000 property tax exemption for WW I veterans (assessed property value must be less than $
78,000)

WW I service

Tax (Other)

Unable to determine

NA

Education

Tuition and mandatory fee waivers for up to 124 semester hours at state-supported post secondary schools

War service (plus service-connected disability)

Indiana Sailors and Children's' Home provides care and education for children of veterans

Peacetime or wartime

Tuition free higher education for dependents of Vietnam POWs or MIAs

Vietnam service

Veterans' Cemetery

Burial in state veterans' cemetery

Peacetime or wartime

Hospital/Health Care

Veterans' home provides nursing and domiciliary care

War service (one day)

Employment

Employment preference in appointment, reappointment, and reemployment for state jobs (10 points for service-connected disability;
5 points for war service;
2 points for 181 days service, regardless of when served)

Peacetime or wartime

In examinations where experience is an element of qualification, service in the Armed Forces must be credited in a veterans' rating where actual employment in similar vocation was interrupted by war service

War service

Fire departments must give employment preference to war veterans

War service

Retirement Credit

Unable to determine

NA

Hunting and Fishing Licenses

Reduced fee for hunting and fishing license

Peacetime or wartime (plus service connected disability)

Firing Squad

None

NA

Death/Burial Benefits

Up to $
100 burial allowance available and up to $
100 available for federal headstone

Peacetime or wartime

Financial (Emergency Aid)

None

NA

Financial (Other-loan, grant, etc.
)

None

NA

Housing Preference

None

NA

Professional and Occupational Licenses/Fees

None

NA

Itinerant Vendors

With exceptions, free license for hawkers, vendors, and peddlers

War service

Bonus

None

NA

Other

Discharge Documents-free recording and free certified copies

Peacetime or wartime

Public Documents-free initial certified copies for making benefit claims

Peacetime or wartime

Source:
state statutes, state veterans' publications, and nasdva.
com

* War service benefits are shown in red;
other benefits are available to veterans regardless of when they served.

Honorary WW II diplomas for veterans whose service in WW II prevented them from finishing high school

WW II service

Veterans' Cemetery

No state cemetery at present, but four scheduled for construction

NA

Hospital/Health Care

Veterans' Home and Soldiers' Home

War service or peace service with disability

Employment

Preference in civil service appointments for state, county, and city public department jobs

War service

Retirement Credit

Hunting and Fishing Licenses

None

NA

Firing Squad

None

NA

Burial/Death Benefits

County must pay cost of burying indigent veteran;
amount set by legislature

War service

Financial (Emergency Aid)

None

NA

Financial (Other-loan, grant, etc.
)

None

NA

Housing Preference

None

NA

Professional and Occupational Licenses/Fees

None

NA

Itinerant Vendors

Free hawking and peddling license

War service

Bonus

WW I (appears to have expired)

NA

Other

Discharge Documents-free recording and copies

Peacetime or wartime

Vital Statistics Records-free copies

Peacetime or wartime

Source:
state statutes, state veterans' publications, and nasdva.
com

* War service benefits are shown in red;
other benefits are available to veterans regardless of when they served.

Table 14:
State Veterans' Benefits-Kentucky

Benefit Category

Benefit Summary/Description

Service Eligibility Criteria

Tax (Property)

None located

NA

Tax (Other)

Federal annuities and federal refund tax annuities excluded from gross income when calculating state income tax

Peacetime or wartime

Education

Spouse of any age and child (age 17-23) of permanently disabled guardsman, war veteran, POW, or MIA veteran exempt from tuition at state-supported institutions and vocational training schools for up to 36 months

See Benefit Summary

Matriculation and tuition fee exemption for dependents and surviving spouse of servicemen or guardsmen killed in service or who died from service-connected disability

See Benefit Summary

Exemption from matriculation and tuition fees at state-supported universities, junior colleges, and vocational training institutions for nonremarried spouse of any age and children between ages 17-23 of war veterans, veterans who died on active duty regardless of war service, and veterans who died from service-connected disability regardless of war service

See Benefit Summary

War veteran entitled to free scholarships at state higher educational institutions under certain circumstances

War service

War veterans may complete high school without paying tuition if service in the Armed Forces prevented completion

War service

Veterans' Cemetery

Veterans' cemetery under construction

Peacetime or wartime;
20 years guard or reservist service

Hospital/Health Care

State veterans' centers

Peacetime or wartime

Employment

State employees get service credit, seniority, and benefits for time spent in Armed Forces under certain conditions

Peacetime or wartime

State civil service hiring preference (5 additional points on civil service examinations;
10 points for veterans with service-connected disabilities)

Peacetime or wartime

City and county civil service employment preference (5 points on examinations)

War service

Reemployment rights

Peacetime or wartime

Retirement Credit

Service in Armed Forces may be credited toward teacher's retirement

Peacetime or wartime

Time spent in Armed Forces may be credited to police or fire department personnel for retirement purposes under certain conditions

Peacetime or wartime

Reemployed members of state teachers retirement system may get credit for active military service

Peacetime or wartime

Hunting and Fishing Licenses

Special combination hunting/fishing license for veteran with 50% service-connected disability

Peacetime or wartime

Firing Squad

Military Burial Guard Program established to provide firing squads at veterans' funerals

Unable to ascertain

Burial/ Death Benefits

None

NA

Financial (Emergency Aid)

None

NA

Financial (Other-loan, grant, etc.
)

None

NA

Housing Preference

None

NA

Professional and Occupational Licenses

None

NA

Itinerant Vendors

None

NA

Bonus

All have expired

NA

Other

Birth and Death Certificates-free when needed to support claim against the government for compensation, insurance, back pay, or other allowances or benefits

Peacetime or wartime

Public Records-free certified copies for VA benefit claims

Peacetime or wartime

Homeless Veterans' Program works to eliminate homelessness among veterans

Peacetime or wartime

Source:
state statutes, state veterans' publications, and nasdva.
com

* War service benefits are shown in red;
other benefits are available to veterans regardless of when they served.

Table 15:
State Veterans' Benefits-Louisiana

Benefit Category

Benefit Summary/Description

Service Eligibility Criteria

Tax (Property Tax)

None

NA

Tax (Other)

None

NA

Education

Exemption from tuition and other fees at state-supported colleges, universities, and trade or vocational schools for dependents of veterans who died in service or of service-connected disability during wartime and veterans with 90% disability, including 100% unemployability as a result of a service-connected disability

Peacetime or wartime

Veterans' Cemetery

State veterans' cemetery

Peacetime or wartime

Hospital/Health Care

War veterans' home provides domiciliary and nursing care

War service

Employment

Civil service employment preference (5 points in original appointments;
10 points for veterans with service-connected disabilities, whether peacetime or wartime)

Wartime service (or peace service that earned campaign badge or expeditionary medal)

Layoff preference

As above

Leave status, insurance, and reemployment rights, upon release from military service

Tuition waiver for undergraduate degree program at all state colleges and universities

As above

Public service scholarships to pursue undergraduate studies at higher education institutions for children of (1) certain POWs and MIAs and (2) veterans who were killed in action or died from a service connected action

See Benefit Summary

Orphans of certain war veterans or of veterans who received combat medals during certain operations eligible for state scholarships to Massachusetts state and community colleges

War service

Veterans' Cemeteries

State veterans' cemeteries

90 days service including at least 1 day war service, plus disability

Health/Hospital Care

Soldiers' homes provide a variety of services such as acute hospital, domiciliary, and long-term care;
physical and occupational therapy;
and laboratory and radiology services

As above

Employment

For promotional civil service examinations, all veterans have two points added to their scores;

90 days service (with at least 1 day war service)

A veteran who receives 70 points or more on open competitive civil service examination is immediately placed at the head of the eligibility list.

As above

Veterans who hold state non-civil service positions for more than 3 years cannot be involuntarily separated for lack of work or money when similar offices or positions exist, unless such positions are held by veterans, in which case separation shall occur in reverse order of their respective appointments.

As above

Retirement Credit

Veterans employed by state government and certain other government units for more than 10 years may buy back up to four years of active service (accrued at the rate of 1 year for every 1 year of active duty service) or 4 years of active reserve service (accrued at the rate of 1 year for every 5 years of active reserve service) so long as they are not already retired, have not already received credit pursuant to law, and are not already getting a federal pension

90 days service, including 1 day war service

Hunting and Fishing Licenses

None

NA

Firing Squad

None

NA

Burial/ Death Benefits

None located

NA

Financial (Emergency Aid)

None

NA

Financial (Other-loan, grant, etc.
)

None

NA

Housing Preference

Preference in state-aided public housing

90 days service (with at least 1 day war service)

Professional and Occupational Licenses/Fees

None

NA

Itinerant Vendors

Unable to determine

NA

Bonus

Various

War service

Other

Annuities of $
1,500 payable biannually in 2 installments of $
750 available for 100% service-connected disabled veterans;
parents of veterans who died from service-connected death during actual war service, insurrection, or combat

See Benefit Summary

Source:
state statutes, state veterans' publications, and nasdva.
com

* War service benefits are shown in red;
other benefits are available to veterans regardless of when they served.

Table 19:
State Veterans' Benefits-Michigan

Benefit Category

Benefit Summary/Description

Service Eligibility Criteria

Tax (Property)

Certain veterans eligible for up to $
1,200 in property tax relief in form of tax credit or refund for homestead

War service

Tax (Other)

Total property tax exemption on homestead bought with federal special adaptive housing grant

Peacetime or wartime (plus 100% disability)

Education

Tuition grant program for study at higher education institutions (for up to 36 months full-time and up to $
2,800 annually) to qualified dependents of veterans killed in action or who died from other cause during war or from service-connected disability or is totally disabled, or was totally disabled before death from any cause, or is listed as MIA

See Benefit Summary

High school diploma to WW II veterans whose service prevented them from completing high school

WW II service

Veterans' Cemetery

Unable to determine

NA

Hospital/Health Care

Two state veterans' homes provide nursing and domiciliary units for disabled veterans

War service (90 days)

Employment

Unemployment compensation of up to 13 weeks to veterans with 365 days of more continuous active service

Peacetime or wartime

Employment preference in civil service and public employment (5 points added to passing score on state open competitive examinations within 5 years' of veteran's release from service;
10 points for disabled veterans)

Peacetime or wartime

Employment preference in county civil service jobs (15 points on competitive exams for disabled war veterans;
10 points for other war veterans)

War service

Reemployment/retention rights for veterans reemployed after no more than 5 years in service

Peacetime or wartime

Reemployment of teachers who apply to school district within 90 days of discharge

Peacetime or wartime

Professional and occupational status preserved while veteran is in service/Reinstatement rights

Peacetime or wartime

Retirement Credit

Available to purchase toward state retirement system;
local governments may also allow police officers and fire fighters to buy up to 5 years of military service credit in local retirement systems

180 days active duty, with at least 1 day war service;
90days for WW I veterans

Temporary emergency assistance for needy veterans

Peacetime or wartime

Financial (Other-loan, grant, etc.
)

Housing Preference

None

NA

Retirement Credit

Professional and Occupational Licenses/Fees

Person seeking license or qualification for trade occupation or profession and whose period of study was interrupted by war service entitled to license or qualification under laws in force at time he entered service

War service

Professional and occupational status preserved while veteran is in service

Documents-free copies of marriage and death certificates to establish veterans' claims

Peacetime or wartime

Discharge Documents-free recording

Peacetime or wartime

Pensions, Annuity, and Insurance Records-free copies

War service

Pension-war veterans on a limited income are eligible for a monthly pension

War service (90 days)

Source:
state statutes, state veterans' publications, and nasdva.
com

* War service benefits are shown in red;
other benefits are available to veterans regardless of when they served.

Table 20:
State Veterans' Benefits-Minnesota

Benefit Category

Benefit Summary/Description

Service Eligibility Criteria

Tax (Property)

Unable to determine

NA

Tax (Other)

Motor vehicle bought by disabled veteran with VA funds exempt from state and excise taxes

Peacetime or wartime

Tax exemption on motor vehicles purchased by a disabled veteran VA's help

Education

Tuition free education at state college level institutions, except University of Minnesota, to children of veterans who were killed in action or died from service-connected disabilities (other post-secondary educations benefits are available for dependents of POWs and MIAs)

181 consecutive days active duty

One-time education grant for veterans who have exhausted their federal resources

Peacetime or wartime

Veterans' Cemetery

Burial in state veterans' cemetery

Peacetime, wartime, or 20 years of guard service

Hospital/Health Care

State veterans' homes provide nursing and domiciliary care

181 consecutive days active duty

Employment

Employment preference over nonveterans for certain public sector jobs;
on open examinations for such jobs, non-disabled veterans can ask that 5 points be added to a passing test score;
disabled veterans may ask for 10 points;
a 50% disabled, veteran can also get 5 points on the first promotional test after he is employed.
(Veteran does not qualify for preference if receiving or eligible to receive military pension based on length of service)

181 consecutive days active duty-peacetime or wartime

Reinstatement/retention rights

181 consecutive days active duty-peacetime or wartime

Retirement Credit

Up to 6 years military service credit in veterans' retirement system, under certain circumstances, for war service

Wartime

Hunting and Fishing Licenses

Free angling and deer license

181 consecutive days active duty (plus 100% disability)

Firing Squad

None

NA

Death/ Burial Benefits

Financial (Emergency)

State Soldiers Assistance Program provides limited, temporary financial assistance while veteran is disabled and cannot work (must meet asset and income guidelines)

As above

Medical assistance to help veterans with expenses of emergency hospitalization or medical, dental, and optical needs (must meet asset and income guidelines)

High school diploma to WW I, WW II, Korea, and Vietnam veterans who did not finish high school because of service

War service

POW-MIA tuition benefit-free undergraduate college tuition to children of POWs and MIAs

War service

War orphans' tuition assistance up to $
500 per year for four years of college

Peacetime or wartime

Additional education benefits to veterans eligible for federally funded education programs and who served on active duty from December 31, 1960 to May 7, 1975.
Award is $
400 per year or $
200 per semester for full-time attendance and $
100 per semester for part-time

See Benefit Summary

Up to 75% of tuition accredited schools up to $
100 for undergraduate and $
170 per graduate credit for current guardsmen

National Guard service

Veterans' Cemetery

Free burial in state veterans' cemetery

Peacetime or wartime;
guard service and WW II Merchant Marine service also eligible

Hospital/Health Care

Veterans' memorial homes-long term care and respite care

Peacetime or wartime;
guard and reservist service also eligible

Employment

War veterans get absolute preference over non-veterans for state, county, and municipal civil service jobs (excluding promotions);
veterans with 10% service-connected disabilities are given preference over other veterans

War service (90 days) or combat service (14 days)

Reemployment, reinstatement, and retention rights

Unable to determine

Retirement Credit

Under certain conditions, members of Public Employees' Retirement System may (1) purchase up to 10 years of active duty military service rendered prior to enrollment and (2) may purchase military service after enrollment if service was rendered August 1, 1974

Peacetime or wartime

Hunting and Fishing Licenses

Free firearm, bow and arrow, fishing or all around hunting license, a pheasant and quail stamp and trout stamp available to disabled veterans;
following permits also available free:
bow and arrow deer permit, firearm deer permit, spring and fall turkey permit

Peacetime or wartime (plus service-connected disability)

Firing Squad

None

NA

Death/Burial Benefits

None

NA

Financial (Emergency Aid)

None

NA

Financial (Other-loan, grant, etc.
)

Low interest home mortgages to veterans eligible for federal VA loans

See Benefit Summary

Housing Preference

Unable to determine

NA

Professional and Occupational Licenses/Fees

Free license for real estate brokers, agents, and solicitors

War service (plus service-connected disability)

Itinerant Vendors

Free vendor's license

Peacetime or wartime

Bonus

None

NA

Other

State Park Fees-free admission to state parks

Guard members

Healthcare Services-free transportation available to veterans to go to various places, including VA regional offices and medical centers, clinics, hospitals, and private physicians

Disabled veterans who get specially adapted housing assistance under the federal program are eligible for tax exclusion on the first $
38,000 in assessed value of housing and land where house is located

Any assessment of income tax due before a person was inducted into the Armed Forces will be cancelled and abated if the person was killed while in the service or is receiving service-connected disability compensation

Peacetime or wartime

Income tax exemptions-VA payments to veterans enrolled in schools and training establishments under the GI bill;
(2) VA grants for motor vehicles to veterans who lost their sight or use of limbs;
(3) VA grants for specially adapted housing;
(4) gratuity pay to beneficiaries of deceased serviceperson;
(5) dividends and other proceeds (except interest on dividends from GI insurance policies);
(6) up to $
4,000 retirement pay for service in the Armed Forces;
and (7) disability payments for service in the Armed Forces

Peacetime or wartime

Serviceman's allowances for subsistence, quarters, uniform, and equipment are not taxable as income;
mileage and per diem allowances for official travel and transportation are excludable from service income, except to the extent that they exceed the travel and transportation expenses

Peacetime or wartime service

Education

Four-year scholarships for children of certain categories of deceased, disabled or POW or MIA veterans

War service

Honorary high school diplomas to veterans who did not finish high school because of WW II service

WW II service

Veterans' Cemetery

Burial in state veterans' cemetery

Active duty service (except training)

Hospital/Health Care

State veterans' nursing home

Any active duty service (except training)

Employment

Employment preference for certain state government jobs

War service or peace service with service-connected disability

In reduction in force situations where seniority or years of service is one of the considerations for retention, an eligible veteran must get credit for military service

War service or peace service with service-connected disability

Military leave with reemployment rights

Peacetime or wartime

Retirement Credit

Under certain conditions, credit for both state and local government retirement plans may be granted for military service;
credit for teachers' retirement system

Peacetime or wartime service

Hunting and Fishing Licenses

$
10 lifetime hunting/fishing license

War service (plus disability)

Firing Squad

None

NA

Burial, Death, and Related Benefits

None

NA

Financial (Emergency Aid)

Unable to determine

NA

Financial (Other-loan, grant, etc.
)

None

NA

Housing Preference

None

NA

Professional and Occupational Licenses

None

NA

Itinerant Vendors

None

NA

Bonus

None

NA

Other

Public Records-free copies available for VA benefit claims

Peacetime or wartime service

Discharge Records-free certified copies for benefit claims

Peacetime or wartime service

Source:
state statutes, state veterans' publications, and nasdva.
com

* War service benefits are shown in red;
other benefits are available to veterans regardless of when they served.

Veterans' preference in public employment;
additional preference for disabled veterans (five points preference, 10 points for disabilities);
Reemployment rights to veterans who leave a position to enter the Armed Forces

Peacetime or wartime

Veterans returning from service entitled to old job, seniority, and pay with accrued status upon release from service (enforced under federal law)

Peacetime or wartime

Retirement Credit

Unable to determine

NA

Hunting and Fishing Licenses

Free permanent hunting and angling license

Peacetime or wartime (plus 25% disability)

Firing Squad

None

NA

Death/ Burial Benefits

$
300 burial allowance if receiving or entitled to receive federal VA benefits at time of death;
additional $
150 if burial in a private cemetery;
$
1, 500 burial allowance if death was service connected.

Peacetime or wartime

Financial (Emergency Aid)

None

NA

Financial (Other-loan, grant, etc.
)

Low-interest mortgage and home improvement (5.
9% for 30 years)

210 days active duty service

State veterans' loan program

Active duty service (210 consecutive days)

Housing Preference

None

NA

Professional and Occupational Licenses/Fees

None

NA

Itinerant Vendors

None

NA

Bonus

None

NA

Other

Public Records-free certified copies of public records of marriage, death, divorce, and birth for claims purposes

Peacetime or wartime

Discharge Documents-free recording

Peacetime or wartime

Monthly benefits to surviving spouses and children for veteran's death not service-connected

Peacetime or wartime

Source:
state statutes, state veterans' publications, and nasdva.
com

* War service benefits are shown in red;
other benefits are available to veterans regardless of when they served.

Table 28:
State Veterans' Benefits-Oklahoma

Benefit Category

Benefit Summary/Description

Service Eligibility Criteria

Tax (Property)

Homestead or property tax exemption

War service

Tax (Other)

First $
1,500 salary for military service is exempt from state income tax

Peacetime or wartime

Income of POW and MIA veterans and their spouses or dependents are exempt from income tax during the time of detention

Peacetime or wartime

Cigarettes sold to state veterans' hospitals and state-operated homes for veterans' use are exempt from state stamp excise tax

Peacetime or wartime

Education

Free tuition for dependents of qualified veterans at state higher education institutions

Veterans' preference in state merit system-5 points on final score for peace time veterans;
10 points for war veteran;
10 points preference plus placement at the head of the list if veteran receiving benefits for a 30% service-connected disability

Veteran with 90 day active duty service (not including training);
increased point for service connected disability from peace or war time service

State agencies may employ special disabled veterans in competitive and noncompetitive jobs without the requirements of entrance examinations and hiring procedures administered by the Office of Personnel Management

Peacetime or wartime (plus disability)

Certain disabled war veterans applying for state agency jobs are exempt from entrance examinations and hiring procedures

Up to 4 years credit in Teachers' Retirement System for military leave

Peacetime or wartime

Armed service credit in state retirement system

Peacetime or wartime

Military service leave construed as continuous employment for retirement pension

War service

Military service constitutes credit for state service tenure

Peacetime or wartime

Hunting and Fishing Licenses

None

NA

Burial/Death Benefits

Burial expenses up to $
55 for indigent war veterans

War service

Firing Squad

Funeral firing squad

War service (with exception)

Financial (Emergency Aid)

None

NA

Financial (Other-loan, grant, etc.
)

Housing Preference

Preference in public housing projects

War service (plus service-connected disability and age criteria)

Professional and Occupational Licenses/Fees

None

NA

Itinerant Vendors

None

NA

Bonus

All have expired

NA

Other

Veteran's License-free claim adjuster's license (other than for life and accident and health insurance)

War service

Use of Armories-free to people serving in Armed Forces and veterans' organizations

Peacetime or wartime

Discharge Documents-free recording

Peacetime or wartime

Park Fees-veterans exempt from golf fees at Goddard Park

Peacetime or wartime

Vital and Public Records-free copies to make benefit claims

Peacetime or wartime

Source:
state statutes, state veterans' publications, and nasdva.
com

* War service benefits are shown in red;
other benefits are available to veterans regardless of when they served.

Table 31:
State Veterans' Benefits-South Carolina

Benefit Category

Benefit Summary/Description

Service Eligibility Criteria

Tax (Property)

Homestead exemption on property up to $
50,000 for veterans with 100% disability

Peacetime or wartime service (plus VA-rated permanent and total disability)

Exemption of state, county, and local taxes on the residence of certain disabled veterans requiring specially adaptive housing

Peacetime or wartime (plus VA-rated permanent and total disability)

Property tax exemption on dwelling home and lot of POWs and Medal of Honor recipients

See Benefit Summary

Tax (Other)

Military retirement pay of $
3,000 exempt from state income tax;
at age 65, $
10,000

Peacetime or wartime

VA federal pension or compensation and disability pay from the Armed Forces are exempt from state income tax

Peacetime or wartime (plus VA-rated permanent and total disability)

Education

Free tuition at state-supported post-secondary institutions to children of certain war veterans, POWs, MIAs, and Congressional Medal of Honor and Purple Heart recipients

See Benefit Summary

Veterans' Cemetery

None

NA

Hospital/Health

Veterans' nursing homes

Peacetime or wartime

Employment

Preference to eligible members for employment or appointment in public departments or public works operating on a merit system

Peacetime or wartime

Reemployment rights

Peacetime or wartime

Retirement Credit

State employees with two years of credited service with the South Carolina Retirement System may purchase additional credit for military service before December 31, 1975 towards state retirement

Peacetime or wartime

Anyone who leaves state employment for the military may continue with the State Retirement Program if he continues to make required payments

Peacetime or wartime

Hunting and Fishing Licenses

Free hunting and fishing licenses

Peacetime or wartime service (plus total disability)

Firing Squad

None

NA

Death/Burial Benefits

None

NA

Financial (Emergency Aid)

None

NA

Financial (Other-loan, grant, etc.
)

None

NA

Housing Preference

None

NA

Professional and Occupational Licenses/Fees

None

NA

Itinerant Vendors

None

NA

Bonus

Other

Discharge Papers-50 cent maximum fee for copies

Peacetime or wartime service (plus VA-rated permanent and total disability)

State Park Admissions-free

Peacetime or wartime service (plus VA-rated permanent and total disability)

Parking Fees-free at municipal parking garages and other municipal areas

Purple Heart and Medal of Honor recipients

Death, Marriage, and Divorce Records-free verification

Peacetime or wartime

Vital Statistics-copies free for satisfying veterans' claims

Peacetime or wartime

Source:
state statutes, state veterans' publications, and nasdva.
com

* War service benefits are shown in red;
other benefits are available to veterans regardless of when they served.

Table 32:
State Veterans' Benefits-South Dakota

Benefit Category

Benefit Summary/Description

Service Eligibility Criteria

Tax (Property)

Paraplegic veteran's dwelling exempt from property tax

Peacetime or wartime (plus disability)

Property (Other)

Education

Various state-sponsored tuition aid programs for veterans-free tuition for veterans, children of veterans who die in service, dependents of POWs and MIAs;
also reduced tuition for Guardsmen

War service, military action and service medal, or peace service and service disability

Honorary high school diploma for WW II and Korean veterans unable to finish high school because of service

WW II or Korean service

Honorably discharged veterans entitled to all public school privileges unless entitled to federal support for the pertinent expenses

Peacetime or wartime

War orphans education assistance to dependents of POWs and MIAs

War service

Veterans' Cemetery

None

NA

Health/Hospital Care

State veterans' home

As above

Employment

Employment preference for public appointment, employment, and promotion (eligible applicants are automatically added to the interview list after the top scorers are determined-veterans must meet the minimum qualifications);
disabled veterans have preference over other veterans

War service, military action and service medal, or peace service and service disability

Retirement Credit

Unable to determine

NA

Hunting and Fishing Licenses

Free hunting and fishing license

Peacetime or wartime (plus total disability)

Firing Squad

None

NA

Burial /Death, Benefits

Up to $
100 when there are no survivors or the veteran is indigent;
up to $
40 for a grave marker

War service, military action and service medal, or peace service and service disability

Financial

War veterans emergency loan fund provides interest free loans for up to $
500 and 2 years to needy veterans and dependents

War service, military action and service medal, or peace service and service disability

Financial (Other-loan, grant, etc.
)

None located

NA

Housing Preference

Preference in low and moderate-income municipal housing and redevelopment projects

War service, military action and service medal, or peace service and service disability

Professional and Occupational Licenses/Fees

None

NA

Itinerant Vendors

None

NA

Bonus

All have expired

NA

Other

Discharge Documents-free recording of military discharge forms

War service, military action and service medal, or peace service and service disability

Public Records-available free to support claim for state or federal VA benefits

War service, military action and service medal, or peace service and service disability

State Parks-free admission and 50% discount on daily camping fees

Peacetime or wartime (plus total service-connected disability)

Source:
state statutes, state veterans' publications, and nasdva.
com

* War service benefits are shown in red;
other benefits are available to veterans regardless of when they served.

Table 33:
State Veterans' Benefits-Texas

Benefit Category

Benefit Summary/Description

Service Eligibility Criteria

Tax (Property)

Minimum $
5,000 property tax exemption from all taxing authorities in the state (exemptions increase with disability rating)

Peacetime or wartime (plus 10% disability rating)

Tax (Other)

None

NA

Education

Tuition and (some) fee waivers at state-supported colleges and universities for dependents of veterans who died or were killed in military service or who were declared MIAs or POWs

See Benefit Summary

Tuition waivers to war veterans at higher education institutions

War service

High school diplomas for veterans who did not finish high school because of WW II

Reemployment /reinstatement rights;
at least 40% of people in a state agency must be veterans

Peacetime or wartime

Retirement Credit

Non-retiree veterans who are employed by Texas are entitled to claim their active duty military time toward retirement;
all veterans may use military time toward retirement if they are members of the State Teachers Retirement System

Peacetime or wartime service

Hunting and Fishing License

Disabled veterans eligible for fishing and hunting license

Peacetime or wartime (plus loss of use of lower extremities or 60% disability)

Firing Squad

None located

NA

Burial/Death Benefits

Counties authorized to build cemeteries to bury indigent war veterans

War service

Financial (Emergency Aid)

None

NA

Financial (Other-loan, grant, etc.
)

Mortgage and home improvement loan programs (The Housing Assistance Program provides up to $
200,000 toward home purchase;
Home Improvement Program provides up to $
25,000 in loan for home improvements;
and Land Loan Program buys land directly from the seller and resells to veteran under a 30-year contract of sale)

Veterans previously licensed in Utah may be reinstated after returning from service by paying the current annual renewal fee plus a $
10 reinstatement fee

Peacetime or wartime

Itinerant Vendors

None

NA

Bonus

All have expired (WWI, WWII, Korea, and Vietnam)

NA

Other

Use of State Armories-- veterans organizations may use them for free

Peacetime or wartime

State Park Admissions-free admission to state parks, campgrounds, and other recreation areas

Peacetime or wartime (plus disability and age criteria)

Transit Fares-reduced transit fares

Peacetime or wartime (plus disability and, in some cases, age criteria)

Discharge Records--free copies

Peacetime or wartime

Public Records-free copies for VA benefit claims

Peacetime or wartime

Source:
state statutes, state veterans' publications, and nasdva.
com

* War service benefits are shown in red;
other benefits are available to veterans regardless of when they served.

Table 35:
State Veterans' Benefits-Vermont

Benefit Category

Benefit Summary/Description

Service Eligibility Criteria

Tax (Property)

Property tax reduction of up to $
10,000 on veteran's principal residence

Wartime (plus 50% service-connected disability rating)

Tax (Other)

Unable to determine

NA

Education

None

NA

Veterans' Cemetery

Burial in state veterans' cemetery

Peacetime or wartime (also 20 years guard service)

Hospital/Health Care

Veterans' home provides skilled, intermediate, and community care beds and rehabilitation services

Peacetime or wartime

Employment

Veterans' preference in state classified and unclassified employment for appointment and retention;
disabled veterans get additional preference

Wartime or peacetime (plus service-connected disability in some cases)

Reemployment/retention rights

Peacetime or wartime

Retirement Credit

Credit in Teachers' Retirement and State Employee Systems for military service

Peacetime or wartime

Hunting and Fishing Licenses

Free hunting and fishing license

Peacetime or wartime (plus 100% service-connected disability)

Firing Squad

None

NA

Burial/Death Benefits

Up to $
150 to pay burial expenses of indigent veterans

War service

Financial (Emergency)

A one-time payment of up to $
300 to needy veterans from Needy veterans' Fund

Peacetime or wartime

Financial (Other-loan, grant, etc.
)

None located

NA

Housing Preference

None

NA

Professional and Occupational Licenses

None

NA

Itinerant Vendors

None

NA

Bonus

Vietnam Bonus-$
10 per month for up to 12 months ($
120)

Vietnam service

Other

Public Records-free to determine eligibility for certain benefits

Peacetime or wartime

Source:
state statutes, state veterans' publications, and nasdva.
com

* War service benefits are shown in red;
other benefits are available to veterans regardless of when they served.

Table 36:
State Veterans' Benefits-Washington

Benefit Category

Benefit Summary/Description

Service Eligibility Criteria

Tax (Property)

Unable to determine

NA

Tax (Other)

Unable to determine

NA

Education

Certain post-secondary state institutions may waive tuition for (1) certain war veterans and (2) dependents of certain war veterans declared MIA or POW

Wartime service

High school diploma

WWII service

Veterans' Cemetery

None located

NA

Health /Hospital Care

Washington Veterans' Home

War service

Employment

Employment preference (for initial hiring:
10% points to passing score of war veteran not getting military retirement, 5% to peacetime veterans getting military retirement, and 5% to veteran called to active duty for at least one year from a state or local government job)

See Benefit Summary

Reemployment and layoff rights and credit for up to 5 years service in the Armed Forces

Wartime service or medal for opposed action on foreign soil

Retirement Credit

Fire fighters, state patrol members, and police department members eligible for up to 5 years employment credit for service in the Armed Forces

Wartime service or medal for opposed action on foreign soil

Hunting and Fishing Licenses

Reduced hunting and fishing license fees for veterans age 65 with any degree of service-connected disability and for veterans under age 65 with 30% service-connected disability

State Park Passes-free lifetime veteran's disability state pass entitles veteran to free use of camp sites and exemption from reservation fees

Peacetime or wartime (plus 30% disability)

Transportation Fares-reduced

Peacetime or wartime (plus 40% service-connected disability)

Public Records-free copies for determining eligibility for VA benefits

Peacetime or wartime

Pension Documents-free copies

Peacetime or wartime

Discharge Documents-free recording and free copies for claims

Peacetime or wartime

Camping Pass to State Parks-free

Peacetime or wartime (plus 30% disability)

Source:
state statutes, state veterans' publications, and nasdva.
com

* War service benefits are shown in red;
other benefits are available to veterans regardless of when they served.

Table 37:
State Veterans' Benefits-West Virginia

Benefit Category

Benefit Summary/Description

Service Eligibility Criteria

Tax (Property)

Homestead exemption for certain eligible, disabled veterans

Tax (Other)

Operation Desert Shield combat pay exempt from state tax

Desert Shield

Education

Educational benefits for war orphans for matriculation fee, board, room, books, supplies, and other necessary living expenses at state supported colleges and universities for children between ages 16 and 23

War service (WW I, WW II, Korea, and Vietnam, and other hostile actions)

Veterans Upward Bound Program provides free basic education to help veterans prepare for college and other post-high school education

180 days active duty service

Tuition assistance to veterans who need a new vocation because of dislocation or unemployment

Peacetime or wartime

High school diploma for WW I, WW II, and Korean and Vietnam era veterans whose service prevented them from completing high school

War service

Veterans' Cemetery

No state veterans' cemetery

NA

Hospital/Health Care

West Virginia Veterans' Home provides nursing and domiciliary care to veterans' not needing skilled care or hospitalization

War service for some;
for veterans discharged after 9/80, at least 24 months active duty service

Employment

Employment preference under the state civil service system (5 points added to veteran's passing score;
10 points if veteran received Purple Heart award or has a compensable service-connected disability)

Wartime

Retirement Credit

Up to 5 years credit in the public employees' retirement system for time spent in Armed Forces during any period of compulsory military service

Peacetime or wartime

Prior service credit for teachers' retirement systems

Service during any national emergency when Selective Service Act is in effect

Hunting and Fishing Licenses

Free hunting, trapping, and fishing license

Peacetime or wartime service (plus 100% VA-rated service connected disability)

The Wisconsin Department of Veterans' Affairs pays home mortgage origination fee for veterans with 30% service disability

Peacetime or wartime

Housing Preference

None

NA

Professional and Occupational Licenses/Fees

None located

NA

Itinerant Vendors

Free permanent hawkers and peddlers license

War service (plus disability)

Bonus

None

NA

Other

Discharge Documents-free recording (with minor exceptions)

Peacetime or wartime

Public Records-free copies for filing veterans' claims

Peacetime or wartime

Veterans Rehabilitation Program-grants and other aid to homeless veterans

Peacetime or wartime

Source:
state statutes, state veterans' publications, and nasdva.
com

* War service benefits are shown in red;
other benefits are available to veterans regardless of when they served.

Table 39:
State Veterans' Benefits-Wyoming

Benefit Category

Benefit Summary/Description

Service Eligibility Criteria

Tax (Property)

Annual local property tax exemption of $
2,000 of assessed value up to maximum tax benefit of $
800, with exceptions for certain disability ratings

War service

Tax (Other)

None

NA

Education

Tuition waiver for up to 10 semesters of credit classes at state community colleges or university, among other institutions, for dependents of qualified veterans

War service (with exceptions for service-connected illness and death)

Matriculation and tuition fees paid for University of Wyoming or any junior college or vocational training institution in Wyoming for child or spouse of national guard member who dies or sustains permanent total disability from duty as guardsman while on state active duty or any authorized training duty

Guard service

Veterans' Cemetery

Burial in state veterans' cemetery

Peacetime or wartime

Hospital/Health

Veterans' home

Peacetime or wartime

Employment

Employment preference for public department and public works jobs (5 additional points on merit system examinations;
10 points for veterans with service-connected disabilities)

War service

Retirement Credit

Certain state employees allowed retirement credit for time spent in Armed Forces